A high ranking Department of Justice (DOJ) official confirmed Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss needed approval from the department’s tax division to bring charges against Hunter Biden for alleged tax offenses, new testimony shows.
Stuart Goldberg, acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Matters at the DOJ Tax Division, testified before the House Judiciary Committee in October and described the Tax Division’s role in the Hunter Biden case, according to a transcript of his testimony reviewed by the Daily Caller.
The DOJ Tax Division typically works on criminal cases with U.S. Attorneys offices and approves specific tax charges, Goldberg outlined.
“Generally speaking, we approve specific charges. But we might provide an option, I guess. In some tax cases the Tax Division might say, ‘U.S. Attorney, you have discretion to bring this charge or this other charge,’” Goldberg explained, according to a transcript of his testimony reviewed by the Daily Caller.
“Sometimes cases get sent back for more work. So that is an option. And there is declination, approval, or prosecution with discretion or prosecution authorized,” he said after a follow up question.